The Irish standard., 1887-01-29

MINNEAPOLIS NEWS.
Carpets, Furniture and Stoves sold
on time. Smiths lnstallment House,
I'LL Nicollet avenue.
County Delegate FITZGERALD has ap:
nlied for charter for the Hibernian
Rifles.
IF YOU want first class coal and wood,
call on John Norton, Room IL, Tenn
ple Court. Telephone 314-2.
r. s. Goodfellow will soon erect a
handsome block on a lot on Fifth street
between Nicollet and Hennepin ave
nues, which he recently purchased for
$75,OOO.
A special meeting Of exposition stock
holders was held yesterday afternoon to
vote on the proposed increase Of stock
to $35O.OOO. The amendment was car
ried by a good majority.
Get your next fire insurance policy
from T. w. McGrath. Room IL, Tenn
pie Court, ground floor, Washington
Avenue entrance. Best rates in the
city. First class companies.
In the marriage notice of Mr.. John
Mclaughlin we stated that that gentle
men was director of the Holy Rosary
choir. In this we were wrong. Mr..
Mclaughlin is the director of the Holy
Name Society choir.
The scheme to run the Hennepin,
Lyndale and Lake street cars by electric
motor will assume more definite form
upon the arrival from Europe of
Thomas Lowry, who will reach Mime
apolis about February 1.
The creditors and depositors of the
Hush bank have effected a settlement
About IS per cent. Of the depositors
agreed to take so per cent. April and
so per cent. within the next six months,
with interest at 6 per cent
A bill has been introduced in con-
gress by Mr.. Gilfillan to credit ex-Post-
master Laraway with the SIS, $3.50 worth
of stamps stolen from the postofice last
July. The amount will be included in
the general deficiency bill.
At a meeting of the A. o. III. County
Board last Sunday afternoon, it was
resolved to have a parade on St. Pat
ricks day, and invitations will be ex-
tended to all the Irish Catholic Socie-
ties in the city to participate.
The Washburn mill engines are doing
exceptionally fine work. The engines
in the A. Mill made in one day 2,468
barrels of -four, developing 989 horse
power, at an expenditure of 100 pounds
of coal per horse power per hour.
N. w. Savage, one of the Oldest deal
ers of secondhand goods in in the city,
has made an assignment of all his pro-
perty for the benefit of his creditors to
Col. Fred Hooker. He makes affidavit
that his assets will not exceed $4,000.
The Red Wing Lime and Stone Co..
incorporated Monday, with capital
stock of $4,000 The incorporators are
John Dudley, E. W. Trask, Edmund G.
Babbidge, H IL. Shepard, Jas. A. SWEET,
of Minneapolis, and F. G. Whitmore, of
Monticello.
The Cinnamon celebrated the celes-
tial New Year on Sunday, but the re-
jolcings were carried on very quietly.
The Cinnamon in this city and st. Paul
exchanged greetings and cards and en-
joyed banquet in the evening. About
so were present.
Representative McArdle has intro
duced bill in the Legislature making
Hennepin county commissioners elec-
tive by districts. It will prevent one
ward from debating to another, and
will do away with the likelihood of an
extremely partisan board.
The Senate committee on appropria-
tions has amended the sundry civil bill
appropriating $167, 900 instead of $75, 900
for the Minneapolis postofice. This is
the fnll amount not heretofore appro-
priated of the $50O,000. This, if passed.
will insure the completion of the build
by June, 1888.
The city treasurer Monday received
the following: ITO the City Treasurer,
Minneapolis: Sir-Please find en-
closed check for $500, restitution money
due the City of Minneapolis for mum;
ber of years. Rev. P. A. D1NAHAN,
Pastor Holy Rosary Church." Com
ment is unnecessary. The Church has
brought back to the fold some one who
has long suffered the pangs of guilty
conscience.
The concert given by the East Side
Choral Society last Sunday evening was
we'll attended and proved to be most